Thank you for your comment. The sky wasn’t really difficult but I cheated with a mask. Overall I’m not a big fan of local contrast: most of the time, for me, what gives a photo a mood is the non-local contrast. So I tried to emphasize large contrasting areas more than details (more or less 
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That fits where I live quite well… nearest house is about 1 km away and that’s only a holiday home. We do have neighbours, and they have been know to be a nuisance (like leaving gates open so that our garden is full of cows!) but all in all it’s very private (come to think of it). There are downsides though… no popping down to the shops if you forgot something. 45min to town, or at some times of year add an extra 30 min when a river is flooding.
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Kinda went for an old-film look, which IMO suits the warm softness of the lens.
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You make it feel like a late afternoon western movie scene 
the funny thing is that early in the afternoon !
But hey, it was near the shortest days with the lower suns …
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Unfortunately it’s either urban living or becoming dependent on roads and cars. Pick your poison in the end. I agree with your view of human’s influence on the natural world, but that goes against the idea that we could all have a property more or less isolated from others and with current population numbers that would be hard to implement. I believe urban planning needs to improve a lot(privacy, noise levels, natural spaces, transportation etc) even in Europe, let alone the US, and there should be large natural spaces close by to most people, even in an urban context. Seeing concrete all around is just soul crushing.
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Yep, definitely. I’d say the same thing about individual houses, not just concrete.
Even where I live (which is not far from rural spaces) “open” green space in town doesn’t exist. If the space it open, it’s a sports complex with buildings, ball fields, parking, etc. So that reduces its value for me (not to mention the typical excessive nighttime lighting).
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100% agree. Unfortunately where I live it’s the same, sometimes even a few wild flowers growing in empty fields they mow down which takes the life out of it.
Gonna take the chance to post my try, so I don’t make two replies
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A wild flower is a menace to civilization! An insect is a deadly weapon! Let’s exterminate them all in the name of progress 
This world is a Koyaanisqatsi.
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To be fair, a couple of decades ago or maybe more (in at least my part of the US: south), wildflowers along roadways became a thing. They were planted in medians, rights-of-way, overpass approaches, etc. and allowed to grow. At first they looked a little unnatural due to the artificial density of the planting, but they’ve evened out now and make a nicer backdrop than just mowed grass.
But that’s the exception rather than the rule.
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Yeah, yellow fields I see driving to work in the middle of winter are driving me crazy …
Amazing documentary done with this title ( Koyaanisqatsi (1982) - IMDb ) amazing photography done by “Ron Fricke” wich most recent work “Samsara” is also a piece of art…
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You could almost see wheat ready for harvest !
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And the music score by Philip Glass Koyaanisqatsi - Wikipedia
This discussion has started to become like a chat between retired people of a certain age. Those who have lived through a certain historical period. I’ve lived it and I’ve fought for a better future. Today I no longer have much hope, but in my small way I continue to fight.
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Koyaanisqatsi, Baraka and Samsara are fantastic. I haven’t watched the rest but no matter how many times I watch those I’m always impressed. Samsara specially is a feast for the eyes more than the other two(although I prefer Koyaanisqatsi best). That 70mm footage is unbelievable.
Philip Glass is great and very underrated.
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I’d give the same ratings
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Welcome to my world. I can’t see my neighbours house. 30 minutes drive or motorbike ride to to Hobart city in Tasmania, but seclusion and quiet with kangaroos grazing in my backyard while I had breakfast this morning. But too far for a bike ride into the city.
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I have a friend who lived in Sorell a few years ago, later moving back to Vic. From what I saw it was a beautiful area.
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I live at Forcett. 11 klm further on than Sorell.
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Lucky you … I still have kids to school and my trade imply that I can deliver my production (vegetables) to stores and market place …
Sometime I think good shot could be have during work but my gears are not rugged enough for that !
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